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THE PORCH OF THE BASILICA OF THE "PORTA COELI" MONASTERY IN PŘEDKLÁŠTEŘÍ |
COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMP |
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| Date of issue: | 15. 10. 2003 | |
| Face value: | 6,50 CZK | |
| Printing sheets: | 30 stamps | |
| Printing sheet (booklet): | á 8 ks stamps + 4 coupons | |
| Size of the stamp: | 40 x 23 mm | |
| Graphic Artist: | Karel Zeman | |
| Engraver: | Jaroslav Tvrdoň | |
| Method of printing: | rotary recess print in black combined with photogravure in ochre, rosy, blue and brownred | |
| Subject of the stamp: | The women's Cistercian monastery "Porta coeli" (The Gate of Heaven) was founded in 1233 by Queen Constanzia, the wife of King Přemysl Otakar I, and she is also buried here. The original Romanesque-Gothic architecture is maintained in the church, in the cloister and in the chapter hall. The other buildings date back to the periods of Renaissance and Baroque. The tympanum, which can be seen in the stamp, is a stone relief representing Christ at whose feet is the kneeling Queen Constanzia with her son Přemysl as they hand over a model of the church to Jesus Christ. Behind them we can see King Václav I and Saint Agnes of Bohemia. This issue is aimed at making publicity for the European Exhibition of Postage Stamps to be held in Brno in 2005, at the premises of the Brno Fairs between the 10th and 15th May 2005. |
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| Catalogue No.: | 0371 | |
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